E-Prescriptions Coming Soon

WASHINGTON – U.S. drug regulators are close to allowing doctors to electronically prescribe potentially addictive medications like painkillers, rather than requiring written orders, a Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman said on Thursday.A new rule allowing the change is expected to be made public soon, said administration spokeswoman Rogene Waite.“We are close to having a regulation on e-prescribing controlled substances published,” Waite told Reuters.